The Rides

Dumbo was her favorite!
Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse
We couldn't believe she loved the Haunted Mansion!
Audrey and Daddy on the carousel.
Daddy and Sawyer on Small World. We did it twice, that's enough to make you nuts!

Audrey and the Characters

Slobber Boy and Bunny Foo Foo

Just wanted to get one more post in before we leave for FL. We are going to Orlando tomorrow so wish us luck in our travels with 2 kids. Audrey's dance recital is in a few weeks so there will be more on that but you can at least get a preview of her cute bunny outfit, their dance is to Bunny Foo Foo. Sawyer is a happy boy now that he can sit. He's been sitting unsupported for a while now but he is good enough now for me to leave him on his own, which makes my life easier. He has also figured out how to flop over onto his belly on his own if he gets tired of sitting. He is pictured with is favorite new toy, the wipe container. Also notice the drool! Everyone says that means he's teething but I know from experience that it doesn't. Audrey started drooling at 4 months and didn't get a tooth until 10 months, so I would expect the same out of him.

On another note, I signed Audrey up for the 3 year old preschool program today. It starts in the fall. I almost cried when I saw her classroom. We just can't believe she'll be going to school next year. There was a lottery to get into the program and luckily I drew number 21. There were over 100 people there and definitely not 100 spots! Luckily, I did not witness any preschool moms fighting. I think I got out of there early enough before any craziness started!

I'm sure we'll have tons of pictures to share after we get back from Disney!

Uncle Ryan's Visit

Ryan came in from Boston this weekend for his birthday. He has been quite the world traveler over the past couple weeks - Boston, Kansas City, Austria, skiing in the Alps and then to Michigan. We were all very excited to see him since that last time we saw him was Christmas.

At least Sawyer was cooperative for some photo ops. He has been very particular about who holds him as of late and has been known to cry when strangers so much as look at him. It has not made life easy for Aunt Brandy and my mom. He does warm up after a while. This is just a change for us since Audrey didn't do that at such a young age.

We had a nice visit with Ryan. Audrey had a fun time bossing him around and enjoyed having a new playmate. She even called him "Big Ryan" before he came. She calls my friend Jeri's baby "Little Ryan". Audrey remembered that over Christmas Uncle Ryan tossed her in the air, so of course she made him do that several times. She's now 32 lbs so Uncle Ryan got a complete arm workout! HAPPY BIRTHDAY RYAN!

New Sleeping Spot

OK, before you go calling CPS on me just know that I was right next to him. We came back from a walk and he was awake in the sack. I put him down there on top of the couch cushion to unstrap him. I turned around to take off Audrey's coat and within 30 seconds he was asleep. Figures he won't sleep in a crib but he'll sleep on the back of our sofa. What a man! That is also Zoe's preferred sleeping spot. Sawyer better not get too used to it because the couch isn't coming to Disney with us!!

Spring....FINALLY!

Sawyer is five months old today! Here are his latest developments - eating a ton of rice cereal, sitting pretty well unassisted, pushing his butt in the air like he's trying to crawl, making tons of strange noises and sucking his thumb (unfortunately). He weighs about 17 lbs and we think he's 27 inches. Notice that sleeping in a crib is still not on the list. The swing is coming with us to FL. We are packing it in my dad's golf club case.

We finally had a nice spring weekend. It has probably been a whole week since it last snowed, the first time since Sawyer was born. We have gone on a ton of walks and he loves going outside. It is probably nice for him to see that a world exists outside our house.

In the second picture he is trying to show some of his spring attire. He's wearing a baseball hat but his giant pumpkin head won't fit into it. It's a 6-9 month hat too. In the third picture Ben and Sawyer are wearing matching coats. Sawyer is Ben's Mini-Me.

Mini Cinderella

Not much has been going on in the Rapp household this week. Just getting back into the routine after not having Tyler for the past 2 weeks. We had a short readjustment period but they are all back on track now, thankfully!

Audrey is showing off her Cinderella get-up from Barbie and Amy. She loves the earrings but always tells me, "Mom, that wig doesn't fit me right." She sounds like a teenager! Audrey is very excited to see Cinderella in Disney World. She told me today that she wasn't going to pick her nose anymore because Cinderella doesn't pick her nose. At least she learned something from Disney. Another funny Audrey story - She loves to play school now and pretends to be a teacher. I was asking her what she was doing and she said, "Let me be, I'm constipated." She meant to say concentrating! Pretty cute!